Tag Toxic remnants of war

Campaigners meet to discuss disarmament as humanitarian action

Article 36 participated in a Humanitarian Disarmament Campaigns Summit, organized by Human Rights Watch on 20-21 October 2012 along with 28 other non-governmental organizations. The Summit took place in New York on the margins of the UN First Committee on... Read more

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UK should review policy on depleted uranium

New report by Campaign Against Depleted Uranium (CADU) A new report by the Campaign Against Depleted Uranium (CADU “Managing acceptability: UK policy on depleted uranium weapons” shows that the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) has deliberately downplayed the hazards of... Read more

Restart disarmament

Article 36’s ‘Restart disarmament’ approach is set out in this 1500-word essay published in openDemocracy on Friday 4 May and reproduced below. For those with only a minute to spare, it’s also explained in the 1-minute 22 video above or here.... Read more

Toxic Remnants of War project launched

The International Campaign to Ban Uranium Weapons and IKV Pax Christi have officially launched the Toxic Remnants of War Project. The aim of the project is to examine the humanitarian and environmental impact of toxics released as a result of... Read more